Indiana's C.J. Watson at the free throw line as the Indiana Pacers beat the Orlando Magic 98-79 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Monday February 3, 2014.

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Candace Buckner
candace.buckner@indystar.com

Indiana Pacers backup point guard C.J. Watson missed only his second game of the season Wednesday, sitting out against the Charlotte Bobcats with a sprained right elbow injury.

Almost an hour before the scheduled tipoff inside the Time Warner Cable Arena visitors' locker room, Watson and team athletic trainer Carl Eaton approached coach Frank Vogel. Eaton explained the discomfort Watson had experienced with his shooting elbow during his pregame warm-ups. Later, Watson told The Indianapolis Star that he originally banged his elbow during a play against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, when he ...